Chilham

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Chilham
Coordinates: 51.2431° N 0.9596° E
Population	1595[1]
OS grid reference	TR065535
Parish	Chilham
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CANTERBURY
Postcode district	CT4
Dial code	01227
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Ashford
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Chilham is a parish in the English county of Kent. Visited by tourists worldwide, it is known for its unrivalled beauty. Chilham has been a favourite location for many films and television dramas. In particular it hosted the evocative 1944 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Presburger, "A Canterbury Tale".

Contents 1 Location 2 Settlements 3 Public houses 4 External link

[edit] Location

Sitting in the valley of the River Great Stour, located just outside Canterbury, only minutes from the A2 and the M20, its history can be dated back to Roman times. Today the village is centered around a a Tudor square, that in days gone by would have provided a market for the local community. In line with local tradition an annual May Day is celebrated on the Square and the village is transformed by market stalls and festivities.

[edit] Settlements

There are three settlements in the parish: Chilham, Shottenden and Old Wives Lees. The Neolithic longbarrow of Julliberrie's Grave is in the parish.

[edit] Public houses

There are two pubs, the Woolpack and the White Horse. There is also Chilham Castle, which was owned by the Viscounts Massereene and Ferrard until it was sold in 1997. The present owner is Mr Stuart Wheeler.

The Church is a Norman structure and it is believed that the famous Arch Bishop of Canterbury, Thomas á Becket, was buried in the churchyard. A walk around the church will reveal a beautiful 'Queen Anne' Old Vicarage which is just one example of the fine houses in the village.

There is also a privately owned restaurant and tea shop, post office and gift shop.

[edit] External link

• Chilham parish

view • talk • edit  The town of Ashford in Kent, South East England with the surrounding suburbs, villages, towns and parishes:
Aldington • Appledore • Bethersden • Biddenden • Bilsington • Bilting • Bonnington • Boughton Aluph • Boughton Aluph and Eastwell • Boughton Lees • Brabourne • Brabourne Lees • Brook • Challock • Charing • Cheeseman's Green • Chilham • Chilmington Green • Crundale • Eastwell • Ebony • Egerton • Evegate • Godinton • Godmersham • Great Chart • Great Chart with Singleton • Hamstreet • Hastingleigh • High Halden • Hinxhill • Hothfield • Isle of Oxney • Kenardington • Kennington • Kingsnorth • Little Chart • Mersham • Molash • Newenden • Newtown • Orlestone • Park Farm • Pluckley • Rolvenden • Rolvenden Layne • Ruckinge • Sellindge • Sevington • Shadoxhurst • Singleton • Smarden • Smeeth • Stanhope • Stonebridge Green • Stone-cum-Ebony • Stone in Oxney • Snave • Tenterden • Warehorne • Westwell • Willesborough • Wittersham • Woodchurch • Wye • Wye with Hinxhill
The borough of Ashford List of places in Kent